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. 2013 Oct;50(10):951-3.
doi: 10.1007/s13312-013-0257-z. Epub 2013 Apr 5.

Vitamin A status of low and normal birth weight infants at birth and in early infancy

Ramesh Agarwal  1 , Deenanath Virmani, Munnalal Jaipal, Shuchita Gupta, G S Toteja; Investigators of LBW Micronutrient Study Group
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Vitamin A status of low and normal birth weight infants at birth and in early infancy

Ramesh Agarwal et al. Indian Pediatr. 2013 Oct.
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Abstract

Serum retinol levels of low birth weight (LBW; birth weight < 2500 g) and normal birth weight (NBW; birth weight ≥ 2500 g) infants were evaluated at birth and 3 months using high performance liquid chromatography. At birth, levels were 13.3 ± 8.2 ug/dL in LBW (n=146) and 14.0 ± 6.2 ug/dL in NBW infants (n = 79; p = 0.51), with 41.1% of LBW and 24.1% of NBW infants having vitamin A deficiency (VAD, < 10 ug/dL; P = 0.01). At follow up, levels were 18.0 ± 9.4 ug/dL in LBW (n = 83) and 20.0 ± 7.3 ug/dL in NBW infants (n = 51; P = 0.19), with 18.1% of LBW and 3.9% of NBW infants having VAD (P = 0.02).

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